The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-03
HOLBERT'S DEATH.
Underta aker Linskie Unfairly
Accused.

The Fort Worth Gazette of this
morning publishes the following card;
To the Editor of the Gazette.
win you perm it me, through the
columns of your popular journal, TO
make an expose which think is due
to the public!
Last Monday the body Of Joseph
Hobert. citizen of this vicinity, who
was found dead under TIE Trinity
river bridge at Dallas. as reported by.
your correspondent, was turned over
to one Linskie, an undertaken of Dal-
las. Instead OF informing the friends
of Mr.. Holbert of his death, he sent
the following telegram to G.. w. Gent
ry & Co., (of which firm am a mem
ber) which explains itself:
DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 2S.-G. w. Gen
try & Co., Gordon, Tex: Have you
any funds on hand belonging to Joe
II. ,Holbert? Answer quick.
"P. w. LINsKIE"
This came without II hint Of what
had bciallen the unfortunate man, and
not knowing what might be wanted,
answered as follows:
"GoRDoN, Tex, Feb. 2S.-"P. w.
Linskie, Dallas, Tex. ave sent lIol-
bert S35. Have more money.
G. w. GENTRY & Co."
In few hours the following came:
"DALLAs, Tex, Feb. 2S.-"G. W.
Gentry Il Co., Gordon, Tex: "State
amount on hand. 'P. w. LINsKIE."
And still no intimation of the death
of Holbcrt. On Tuesday morning
another dispatch was received from
Linskie as follows:
DALLAS, Feb. Csc. W. Gentry IL
Co., Gordon.-Joc II. llolbcrt is dead.
Wire instru ,tions."
Now any one can see that what tins
man Linskic was after was TO know
Just how large bill he could make III
furnishing dead body with burial
and be sure TO make collections. And
in order to do this he was wiling
to withhold the information of
his death from his friends till
he could make heavy draft upon
what he left his family. | think the
public ought to know what manner OF
man he is, and by giving this space you
will very much oblige. Resptr
T.. {. THORNTON.
A reporter of the HERALD called
on Mr.. Linskie and handed him
the Gazette, calling his attention
to the above communication. Mr..
Linskie smiled and said, Mr..
Thornton was off his base. II
did nothing in a speculative man
ner in the matter. This man Hol-
bert was killed by falling from
bridge, Sunday night. AS county
undertaken, this body was turned
over to me. There was a receipt
upon his body which showed that
he had deposited with G. W.
Gentry e. Co. s906. / had no fear
of getting my money; | had met
during Monday a gentleman from
Gordon who stated to me that
Norbert was perfectly responsible,
dead or alive. / sent the above
kilograms all in one day, and con-
suited with Judge Braswell, before
even the inquest was held, about
the manner of kilograms would
send, in order to learn how much
money Gentry a. Co. had, for |
didn't know them, and | was do
ing this for the protection of his
(Holbert's) friends, as the party
might turn over just what amount
they pleased to the family of Hol-
bert, and | do not regret the char
acter of kilograms l sent. You
remember, (speaking TO the re-
porter, that on Monday morning
met you on Elm street, and in
our conversation | told you that |
had telegraphed to Gentry & Co.,
and Just what L said in the tele-
grams, and my reason for so word
ing the kilograms was to protect
the family if it were necessary; at
least, L took that precaution. [The
reporter remembered the CONVEX
sation. That is enough as to my
motive.
al could have buried the body
on Monday as a pauper at the
county's expense, but knowing the
financial condition of the family
did not think that would be advis-
able. The condition of the body
when l received it was unusually
bad; a blood-vessel had been rup-
tured in the stomach, and l had to